J Korean Ophthalmol Soc.
1972 Mar;13(1):49-52.
A Case of Orbital Glioma
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea.
Abstract
- A 57 year old male, complaining of exophthalmos, disturbance of ocular motility and visual acuity in the right eye, was admitted under the disgnosis of orbital tumor. The tumor was removed by Kronlein procedure and verified as glioma microscopically. The following seven months period of postoperative observations revealed degenerative changes in the retina, atrophy of the optic nerve and enophthalmos in the affected side but no signs of recurrence.
